Hip-hop's finest collective return with something to prove after their last album led to claims that they had sold out to the money men. The W should lay all such fears to rest. Mixing up eerie, aggressive beats with dynamic sound effects, the Clan conjure up a succession of powerful images of a society gripped by violence and in moral turmoil. It's chilling, captivating stuff marred only by an excessive use of collaborators who tend to dilute the Clan's individual voice. Otherwise, this is a brutal and apocalyptic album that confirms the Clan's status as kings of those frighteningly mean streets.